Tremec TKO to Ford FE - Input Shaft

[HSSS427]

OK -went out and put the bearing retainer on and measured again, and the short shaft is 6.5" long when measured from the face of the transmission. If the Lakewood measurements are right, then that would but the end of the input shaft .064" away from the block face. I'm thinking the crank shaft sticks out further than that, but not sure. If the bottom of the hole in the crank is actually below the block surface, then I should be fine with the short shaft, if I don't use the spacer. However, I then have to modify the tunnel to move the shifter forward about 3/4" from where it originally was - that's what I want to avoid as it means re-carpeting the tunnel.

[dlotz]

If anyone needs a 1/4" spacer for the tKO-600 and quicktime Ford FE bell housing, I have two available that i didn't use.

One is just shy of 1/4" thick.

Free if you need it. Just pay the shipping please.

Send me a PM if you need one.

Dan

[barabar]

I machined a 3/8ths spacer because I had a twofold problem. Not only was the shaft to long but the splines wouldn't accommodate my 11" dual friction clutch. The first clutch would bottom out on the splines (input shaft) before the tko 600 would mate up to the Quicktime bell housing. Even though I have a 557 cu in 385 series. I have a Ram FE aluminum fly wheel and an 11 in. dual friction clutch.
If you go to the 429/460 form I have some pictures.